Kim Komando: Windows XP: It's time to say goodbye

8:34 PM,
Mar. 15, 2014

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Kim Komando
Special for USA Today

If you're still on a computer running the Windows XP operating system, D-Day is at hand. And by "D,'' I mean "dump it."

I understand if you don't want to face this. You have a computer and the setup works for you. Sure, it's a bit clunky; but you don't want to switch. Why waste money on a new computer? I feel your pain.

Here's the deal. Microsoft is abandoning Windows XP on April 8. When you hear that euphemistic phrase "end of life," it means a lot of things. The big ones are no operating system fixes and no defenses against viruses and other online dangers. ...